“Can’t repeat the past? Of course you can!” In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is known as the optimist, always reaching for the image of perfection that lingers in his head. In fact, every character in the novel is reaching for the same goal--Perfection. Yet, behind perfection, these characters show signs that all is not what is shown on the surface. The strive and claim of perfection is hindered for these characters, with Daisy’s symptoms of histrionic personality disorder, Gatsby being stuck in the past and striving for a fantasy, and Tom’s impulsive need for control.
Daisy Buchanan is the lavish flapper, wealth always an important factor in her life. Daisy initially married Tom when he gave her a pearl necklace worth over $350,000, yet her emotional
Daisy Buchanan is the lavish flapper, wealth always an important factor in her life. Daisy initially married Tom when he gave her a pearl necklace worth over $350,000, yet her emotional